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Attack: The attempt by one team to terminate the play by hitting the ball to the floor on the opponent's side.
Attacker: Also "hitter" and "spiker." A player who attempts to hit a ball offensively with the purpose of terminating play in his or her team's favor.
Block: The combination of one, two or three players jumping in front of the opposing spiker and contacting the spiked ball with the hands.
Bump: Descriptive slang for forearm passing.
Cross-Court Shot: An individual attack directed at an angle from one end of the offensive team's side of the net to the opposite sideline of the defensive team's court.
Dig: Slang for the art of retrieving an attacked ball close to the floor.
Down Ball: An attacked ball from the opponent that the blockers assess as not being hit hard enough or being contacted too deep in the opponent's court to require a block attempt.
Forearm Pass: One of the six basic volleyball skills. It is a ball-handling skill that a players uses to legally contact the ball at a level below the waist using the forearms as the contact surface.
Free Ball: Any ball that the opponent returns easily, allowing the blockers enough time to get back into their attack-approach positions before the ball crosses the net.
Hit: Also "spike" or "attack." The specific contact in spiking to put the ball to the opponent's floor with force.
Hitter: Also "spiker" or "attacker." The player who is responsible for hitting the ball.
Mintonette: The original name of the game of volleyball, created by William Morgan.
Off-Speed Shots: Any ball spiked with less than maximum force but with spin.
Overhead Pass: A ball-handling skill using both hands simultaneously to contact the ball above the head and direct it to the intended target.
Pancake: A one-hand floor defensive technique where the hand is extended and slid along the floor palm down while the player dives or extension rolls, so that the ball bounces off the back of the hand.
Ready Position: The flexed, yet comfortable, posture a player assumes before moving to the point of contact.
Serve: One of the six basic skills; used to put the ball into play. It is the only skill controlled exclusively by one player.
Set: The tactical skill in which a ball is directed to a point where a player can spike it into the opponent's court.
Side-Out: Occurs when the receiving team successfully puts the ball away against the serving team, or when the serving team commits an unforced error, and the receiving team thus gains the right to serve.
Spike: Also hit or attack. A ball contacted with force by a player on the offensive team who intends to terminate the ball on the opponent's floor or off the opponent's blocker.
Stuff: A ball that is deflected back to the attacking team's floor by the opponent's blockers.
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